The Irish standard., 1887-05-21

ney from this part OF the coast 10 Gal
way is one Ut the most primitive kind.
Starting from Carua al $50 1t. m, the
voyager is exceptionally lucky tn reach
Galway in time for TIE o'c!uoIi train,
which lands you at the Brradstone ter
minus after 10 at night. It is certainly
a grievance that the long car does not
start from (:iifden {, little eaE iel' and
make tie delays Oh the road shorter SO
/; as to allow the limited mail Which leaves
the City Of the Tribes at 2:2o to he
caught, but the primitive system Of
jonr3py;iig has survived in Connetnara
with ali its inconyeniencies. 90 this
want of communication Wlt!l the outer
| world is TO be ascribela III q great de
gree The backward condition of the Il is
trict and tie inhabitants For some
time past various schemes have been
proposed for providing Il railway from
Galway to Clifden--tb6 latest scheme is
q line which is being promoted! 30 ll2n
from Galway 10 Ueadfoot, and vfa Cong
to Ciifder. The people are anxious for
g railway coming by any route. but tIle
prepouderaEce Of opinion would seem
10 be in favor Of q line through sptidai.
but not keeping all HE way Ia the sea
coast, the idea being to top the heads
Of all the new harfors, SO az; to afford q
ready and q apid transit tor fish 10 Tine
markets. Great energy was x SHORT
time since displayed IN Tie promotion
Of q line from Galway by Ousiiterarli
ard Recess to Cliflen. But in conse,-
quence of the members of tbs, priVv
council beng OF opinion t!1aG t:ip bar.
onies guaranteeing q portion OF the
dividend under the 'tralnwayS act'7
burden. the line irl the promotion Of
which some thousands Of pounds was
expended was not sanctio1e(i anhpngh
the then lord chancellor {Ssii Edward
Suilivan} declared it to be "a work Of ma
tional Importance Lord Carna.von,
who during the period Of his yiceroysl
ty visited the district. promised lis e1i-
ertions would be used to promote the
line, bus che only way in which the Con
servatiye Government propose 10 legis-
late fox Connemara is in common with
the rest of ireland by means Of a iuhi-
lee coercion act. A great deal OF the
evidence adduceG by tEe sa}ect commit
tee OH Irish industries had reference to
the resources Of C0nnerala and THEM
development. Amongst nearly ali the
witnesses there appeared to he 2 con-
census that the fisheries, as vel! ,as
being the NEST neglected Of me re-
sources, promised the speediest and she
most lasting occupation for tie people
Beyond, the isles Of Arran, which lie;
outside the coast line, bordering Kill
kerrin and Birterbuy bays. is q oank
which is stated by reliable authorities
to be one OF the best fishing stations for
cod on the entire coast. To reach this
place with safety it would be requisite to
have boats Of from twenty-five to thin
ty tons, as the waves along that part Of
the coast are nearly at all times high,
and rough weather is nearly the nor
NAL state Of matters atmospheric. TUT
bot is even with the rude appliances
which the fishermen have frequently
taken, while Dream, haGdOck. ling. cod,
hake. mackerel and pollock abound in
the waters of the bays and III the sea,
outside. The creeks and inlets Of the
sea which run a surprising distance i'll
land, are frequently filed with behring's,
nearly all of which, however, make
their way again to q safer distance
from the tracks Of men. IA, the winter
seals visit the coast, and Up tile creek
Of Kilsyleagh. across which the new
bridge has just been made, is a favor
tie bashing place for this animal, Very
large quantities Of the finest Holsters
are raised on the coast, and owing to
this crustacea being the least perish
abled to keep them long enough with
safety to dispose Of them. For lob
sters the price the people receive aver
ages from about IS. to IS. Cd. a dozen,
Most of the fish are purchased by deal
ers who have agents close by, and by
whom the Holsters are sent 60 Iondon~
Mr.. Redmond, the present proprietor
of the comfortable Recess Hotel, tried
the experiment Of sending live Holsters
by parcel post, and was in receipt Of
orders from all parts of the kingdom at
a remunerative price, when the postal
authorities declined TO permit the pas
sage of the Holsters by her nlaiestv7s
mails. The cost of transit is the real
obstacle which prevents gigantic
trade being done in Holsters, as the
bays provide the best possible breeding
places for the fish, and the people
understand the trade, but the heavy
charges for conveyance prevent profit
being made. Oysters have been cult
waited on the coast, but the custom is to
remove them after certain time to the
oyster beds at Clare, where they are
fattono6 Tho Ga7wav act hoe l,o,-,